Mumbles Lifeboat Station
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Mumbles Lifeboat Station (based in Mumbles
, Swansea
, Wales
) opened in 1935 with a lifeboat that was funded and managed by Swansea Harbour Trustees and was known as Swansea Lifeboat Station. The station was taken over by the RNLI in 1863 and moved to Mumbles in 1866. The station only officially became the Mumbles Lifeboat Station in 1904.
The station currently operates a Tyne class lifeboat
and a IB1 class lifeboat
.
A slipway was constructed for launching the lifeboat in 1888 and in 1897, Mumbles Railway and Pier Company constructed a new slipway for the RNLI at no cost to the institution.
Another new slipway was built in 1916 and it was extended and had alterations made to it in 1922
The IB1 class lifeboat
is the main workhorse of the station, being used for more than 60% of the callouts.
Mumbles Lifeboat Station is the third busiest station in Wales.
and the Porthcawl lifeboat
in partnership with the Mumbles lifeboat in 1968.
Mumbles
Mumbles or The Mumbles is an area and community in Swansea, Wales which takes its name from the adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay...
, Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
) opened in 1935 with a lifeboat that was funded and managed by Swansea Harbour Trustees and was known as Swansea Lifeboat Station. The station was taken over by the RNLI in 1863 and moved to Mumbles in 1866. The station only officially became the Mumbles Lifeboat Station in 1904.
The station currently operates a Tyne class lifeboat
Tyne class lifeboat
Tyne class lifeboats were designed to serve the shores of the UK and Ireland as a part of the RNLI fleet. They are named after the River Tyne in north-east England....
and a IB1 class lifeboat
IB1 class lifeboat
IB1 class lifeboats are inflatable boats serving in the UK's RNLI Inshore Lifeboat fleet. Although they are known as the "IB1" at times, they are the latest development of the D class lifeboat and as such are mainly referred to as a "D-Class"....
.
History of the Station
When the station first opened, it didn't have a boathouse and the lifeboat was stored under the cliffs. In 1866 the first boathouse was built and it was then replaced with a larger boathouse when a replacement lifeboat needed more room.A slipway was constructed for launching the lifeboat in 1888 and in 1897, Mumbles Railway and Pier Company constructed a new slipway for the RNLI at no cost to the institution.
Another new slipway was built in 1916 and it was extended and had alterations made to it in 1922
The IB1 class lifeboat
IB1 class lifeboat
IB1 class lifeboats are inflatable boats serving in the UK's RNLI Inshore Lifeboat fleet. Although they are known as the "IB1" at times, they are the latest development of the D class lifeboat and as such are mainly referred to as a "D-Class"....
is the main workhorse of the station, being used for more than 60% of the callouts.
Mumbles Lifeboat Station is the third busiest station in Wales.
All weather Lifeboats
- 1866 - 1883 - Wolverhampton
- 1883 - 1898 - ON-229 - Wolverhampton (replacement)
- 1898 - 1900 - ON-173 - No.5 Reserve
- 1900 - 1903 - James Stevens No.12
- 1903 - 1905 - No.4 Reserve, Richard and No.3A Reserve, Quiver (ON-265)
- 1905 - 1924 - Watson - ON-535 - Charlie Medland
- 1924 - 1947 - Watson - ON-678 - The Edward, Prince of Wales
- 1947 - 1974 - Watson - ON-849 - William Gammon - Manchester and District
- 1974 - 1985 - Watson - Pentland - Civil Service No.31
- 1985 - 2006 - Tyne - ON-1096 - 'The Ethel Anne Measures
- 2006–present - Tyne - ON-1127 - Babs & Agnes Robertson
D class Lifeboats
- 1965 - 1994 - D class - various
- 1994 - 2004 - D class - D463 - Nellie Grace Hughes
- 2004–present - 'IB1' D class - D623 - Peterborough Beer Festival II
Station Honors
Four crewmen of the sand dredger Steepholm were saved by the Atlantic College lifeboatAtlantic College Lifeboat Station
Atlantic College Lifeboat Station opened in 1963 as one of the first experimental Inshore Lifeboat stations established by the RNLI.-History:...
and the Porthcawl lifeboat
Porthcawl Lifeboat Station
Porthcawl Lifeboat Station opened in 1860 and a boathouse was subsequently built on the promenade to house the lifeboat.. This station was closed in 1902 when Porthcawl Dock was closed....
in partnership with the Mumbles lifeboat in 1968.